Boardman to head Amtrak for another year

Amtrak President Joseph Boardman had been given a one-year
interim contract extension. Although Boardman is a voting member of the Amtrak
board, he did not vote on his own contract extension.

Boardman rallied rail labor and Amtrak
supporters to lobby Congress for a transportation appropriations bill that
passed in December. The bill provides $1.58 billion to Amtrak through September
2010, an increase of $90 million from fiscal year 2009. The money includes $1
billion for capital grants, $560 million for operating subsidies and $20
million to fund Amtrak's inspector general's efforts to eradicate waste, fraud
and abuse.